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Area Served[]

The Tuscaloosa Fire Department protects the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama's fifth largest, and home to several colleges; including the University of Alabama.

History[]

Fire Stations[]

Fire Station Address In Service Notes
4 2113 University Boulevard East ?-2011 Destroyed by a tornado, April 27, 2011.
4 717 East 21st Avenue 2011-2015 Temporary facility while new station was under construction.
6 3601 Loop Road 1968-2021 Closed August 2021 due to dilapidated conditions. Apparatus relocated Fire Station 4.
11 10293 Covered Bridge Road, Cottondale ?-2024

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station 1 - 1501 Greensboro Avenue[]

  • Engine 1 - 2021 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#35132)
  • Hazmat 1 - 20?? Ferrara walk-around
  • Battalion 1 - 2020 Ford F-150
  • Engine 5 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#30211-02)
  • Rescue 21 - 2022 Ford F-550 / Frazer 14' Type I ambulance
  • Rescue 28 - 2022 Ford F-550 / Frazer 14' Type I ambulance (Surge ambulance)
  • Truck 31 - 2011 Pierce Velocity 7010 6x4 (1500/300/?F/100' rear-mount ladder) (SN#24095)

Fire Station 2 - 322 Paul “Bear” Bryant Drive[]

  • Dive Truck 1 - 2022 Ford F-350 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / Knapheide KUVcc service body
  • Engine 2 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#31188-01)
  • Battalion 2 - 2020 Ford F-150
  • Rescue 22 (Reserve) - 20?? International 14' Type I ambulance
  • Truck 32 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 5700 (-/-/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#30212)

Fire Station 3 - 202 Rice Valley Road NE[]

  • Engine 3 - 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 (1500/750/?F) (SN#16128-01 to 04)
  • Tender 4 - 2001 International F2674 SBA 6x4 / Pierce elliptical (1250/2500/?F) (SN#12589) (Ex-Tender 2)

Fire Station 4 - 815 25th Avenue NE[]

Opened April 9, 2015

  • Engine 4 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#36191-01)
  • Engine 6 - 2011 Pierce Velocity SLT 6000 (1500/750/?F) (SN#23692) (Ex-stock)
  • Rescue 24 - 2022 Ford F-550 / Frazer 14' Type I ambulance
  • Rescue 25 - 2019 Freightliner / Frazer 14' Type I ambulance (Surge ambulance)

Fire Station 6 - 1812 Hargrove East Road[]

Under construction

Fire Station 7 - 105 Skyland Boulevard[]

  • Engine 7 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#36191-02)
  • Rescue 27 - 2022 Ford F-550 / Frazer 14' Type I ambulance

Fire Station 8 - 2200 Culver Road[]

  • Hazmat 3 - 199? Freightliner 14' Type I ambulance w/ trailer
  • Engine 8 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#36191-03)

Fire Station 9 - 3942 Woodland Forrest Drive[]

  • Engine 9 - 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#31188-02)
  • Truck 39 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 6x4 (-/-/107' Ascendant rear-mount ladder) (SN#36190)

Fire Station 10 - 8101 New Watermelon Road[]

  • Engine 10 - 2011 Ferrara (1500/500/20A/50B) (SN#H-4742)

Fire Station 11 - Mercedes Drive[]

Opened Nov 8, 2024

  • Engine 11 - 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/25F) (SN#38398)
  • Truck 35 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6700 6x4 (2000/275/25F/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#37879)

Fire Station 12 - 7515 Robert Cardinal Airport Road (Tuscaloosa National Airport)[]

Station/Assignment Unknown[]

  • AR-1 - 201? Ford F-150 4x4
  • AR-2 - 201? Ford F-150 4x4
  • EMS-1 - 200? Ford F-150 4x4
  • Rescue 23 (Reserve) - 20?? International 14' Type I ambulance
  • Rescue 26 - Ford F-550 / Frazer 14' Type I ambulance
  • Engine 48 (Reserve) - 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 (1500/750/?F) (SN#16128-01 to 04) (Ex-Engine 8)
  • 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 pumper (1500/750/?F) (SN#16128-01 to 04)
  • 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 pumper (1500/750/?F) (SN#16128-01 to 04)
  • 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 aerial (2000/300/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#16124) (Ex-Truck 2, ex-Truck 32)
  • 2000 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 pumper (1250/500/?F) (SN#11246) (Ex-Engine 4)
  • 20?? Spartan pumper

Retired Apparatus[]

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